Anyone have more than a guess how long cigar smoke stays in your system if someone smoked maybe 5 cigars a week?
efinebloom wrote:
A. Wrong question to ask.
B. The right question is : If I am going to apply for disability life insurance and I smoke cigars, should I be open and honest about it with my agent and the insurer(s) I apply for coverage from?
C. Short: Answer is "yes". To do other wise is totally idiotic.
D. some potential consequence of being untruthful:
1. Your application gets rejected and when asked on subsequent applications if you have ever had an application rejected, you will have to truthfully answer "Yes" and explain why- "Because I tried to defraud another insurer by claiming I do not smoke and they found nicotine in my blood or urine."; and
2. Any material representation (fraud) in the application for insurance coverage makes the policy voidable. Here in Florida, that gives the insurer two years from the date the policy was issued to contest the misrepresentation. You could lose the coverage. Even worse, should you die during the contestable time-period, the insurer won't pay the death claim. All it will do is refund the premiums paid to your estate. Is that any real way to protect your beneficiaries?
E. Do a CBID search on this topic. We have discussed and debated this issue ad nauseum. I hold the minority opinion, but then again I have seen the like happen to supposed insureds and have been unable to help them after the fact. If you want protection, get the real thing and don't screw around!
F. Any agent who chimes in after this post and tells you otherwise (trap for the unwary!) either does not understand his/her fiduciary duty to you; is begging for an E&O claim or is simply a total idiot. Run away, don't walk, run!
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